Emelianenko: The main thing is that people remember me not as a fighter, but as a Russian Orthodox person

Famous Russian heavyweight Fedor Emelianenko shared his expectations from a fight with American Frank Mir scheduled for April 28 in Rosemont, USA.

"I thought about fighting Mir for a long time, because he is a high-class fighter. At one time he was considered one of the best in the world and took the top lines in the ratings, and I'm very glad that we finally had the opportunity to stage this fight. I followed Frank's career and watched all his fights.

"Of course, the size of the fighter have a certain value - not the key, but this affects fights. But I believe that the main factors are the skills and condition of athletes. Frank perfectly feels the distance and he is a very strong grappler, he won many of his victories on the ground. In this aspect, he is very strong. I cannot say that I'm afraid of this, but I definitely need to be careful.

"Heritage? For me, the main thing is that people remember me not as a fighter, but as a person - as a Russian Orthodox person," Emelyanenko said in an interview to MMAjunkie.